GR – Rankin I have heard is not 6’1″ (I know, everyone lies about their height in bball and football so it is all relative). But I’ve heard he may not even be that close. So I’d say he’s a true PG and that’s the only place he can play, which is fine because VT needs a true PG. It sounds like he’s a facilitator or a distributor, and Tech will need that.

Brown they listed as a wing on Hokiesports.com but he seems very well pegged to be an off-guard for us in the mold of Hudson or even Gordon (remember – Gordon really wasn’t a PG when he came but had to learn to be one due to lack of other PGs). The key will be can he really shoot? Gordon couldn’t at first and Hudson took 2 1/4 years to really warm up.

Finney-Smith I think could play the wing, but let’s face it, this is VT. When have we ever had the luxury of playing a guy like him at the ’3′. He’ll be at the four, i’d imagine.

Barksdale I also imagine will play 4 and some 5.

As for next year, who knows who will start. Davila will be the only starter back. I think Raines compliments him well (offense – VD, defense – CR) and could see them starting together. But JT will also be back, and he also compliments Davila well. But JT just doesn’t have the height, and can’t really play the ’3′ in my opinion. I actually like JT off the bench, but getting starter-like minutes at the 4. I think Eddie has a real good shot to start at the 3. At the 2, I think Brown has a real shot at starting. Atkins can play the 2 or the 3 but I’m not sure he’ll ever supply enough defense to please Greenberg. At PG, I bet Green will start the year as the starter but Garland and/or Rankin will really push them. With the chemistry Rankin, Brown, and Barksdale will have developed, it will be interesting to see if they are matched-up in their minutes, though you want to avoid too many freshmen on the floor.

Anyway, let’s get back to 2010-11!